Napoleon Bonaparte was born August 15, 1769, in Corsica to parents of noble Genome ancestry and trained as an artillery officer in mainland France and died May 5, 1821. He was a military and political leader of France and Emperor of the French as Napoleon I, whose actions shaped European politics in the early 19th century. Bonaparte rose to prominence under the First French Republic and led successful campaigns against the First and Second Coalitions arrayed against France. In 1799, he staged a coup and installed himself as First Consul, five years later the French Senate proclaimed him emperor. In the first decade of the nineteenth century, the French Empire under Napoleon engaged in a series of conflicts the Napoleonic Wars involving every major European power. After a streak of victories, France secured a dominant position in continental Europe, and Napoleon maintained the French sphere of influence through the formation of extensive alliances and the appointment of friends and family members to rule other European countries as French client states. The French invasion of Russia in 1812 marked a turning point in Napoleon fortunes. His Grande Arm was badly damaged in the campaign and never fully recovered. In 1813, the Sixth Coalition defeated his forces at Leipzig, the following year the Coalition invaded France, forced Napoleon to abdicate, and exiled him to the island of Elba. Less than a year later, he escaped Elba and returned to power, but was defeated at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815. Here Napoleon is shown on his horse and is known as Napoleon Crossing the Alps. His horse rears high in the air and his cape flows through the wind pushing it over his body giving him a regal and majestic look. This sculpture was cast using the Lost Wax Method and has a brown patina and is mounted on a marble base. Dimensions: Height 20 X Width 17 inches. Weight: 60 LBS.

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20 x 17 x 9 in

60 lb